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Be it known that I, CHARLES E. ZMMERMAN, of Cincinnati, Hamilton county, Ohio, have invented a new enduseful Improvement in )hurnsg und hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawings melting part ci' this specification.

My invention relates to 'that class of churns in which the butter is produced by the revolution, within the cream-chamber, of e shaft, provided with e. series of radial arms; and my invention consists in constructing the implement in such :i manner that the `flashers can be removed cs soon as the butter forms, and the creamchemher itself revclvedfcr the purpose of gathering the butter. i y In the accompanying drawingso Figure 1 is aside elevation, pcrtielly in section, of my improved churn, with the operating-handle or winch and the dcshers and frame detached. l

Figure 2 is a. horizontal section of the implcmentwhen in condition for churning, and Figure 3 is a. transverse sectiomlshowing the manner of operating the churn when it is desired to gather the' butter.

The cream-chamber A'is o rectangular vessel, whose ends are provided with gudgeons, B B, that are jour- ,nelled in standards, C C", which project upwardly from the frame D.

@icing remo This chamber is provided with e. lid, E, which is maintained in position by the rebate a and hooks F.

G is o. gasket', which is'interposcd between the lid' and chamber for the purpose of producing a watertight joint. i

Fitted within the chamber Als a rernovnble frame, H, within which is journallcd a. shafm'l, that is provided with a number ci radial blades or flashers, J.

The frame H has attached to it a number of horizontal arms, 1i, which proyect inwardly towards the shaft I, end these arms are arranged so as to be equidistant froml the blades or dnshers J.

The shui't has two journal-bearings, K K', one of which, K, is provided with a. screw-threaded socket, for the reception of the screw-threaded end l of asmali shaft, L, which is secured to the crank, M.

The shaft L is provided near its outer ond with :in aperture, l', for a purpose which will hereafter be explained. l

The gudgeon B is provided with :in axial aperture, N, 'oi' a suitable size to receive the crunk-'shaft L.

`O is c. spring-pin, which, when inserted in the aperturesl n of the crook-shaft, and gudgcon B respectively, unites them, so that when said crank is turned, the cream-chamber will rotate with it.

Pivoteil -to opposite sides of the frame D, at r rl,`are tivo brackets R R', which are adapted to swingr in a. horizontal plano, and to prevent thc rotation of the crcnm-chember when ythey are turned under the same, as shown in iig. 2.

In churning, the brackets R R' are swung around so as to pass under the creamchamber A, and thereby prevent the rotation ci' scid chamber, as shown in iig. 2. The frame H h, together with its shaft I J, is then placed in the chamber A, and the shaft L inserted in the aperture N, and the screw-threaded portion, Z, of seid shaft caused to engage with the nut k.

A suiiicient quantity of cream is now poured into the chamber, and the dashers J rotated by ineens oi' the crank, M, thereby causing `the-most thorough and complete agitation of the cream, and when the butter is formed,

it is gathered in the following manner: Y

The shaft L is nnsercweil from the notk, soos to permit of the frame H and its vaccompanying dashers ved from the cream-chamber. The brackets R Il. tare swung back s0 cs to rest upon the top of the freine D, sind to be parallel with the sides of the chamber A, ns shown in iigs. 1 and 3, and hy dotted lines in fig. 2. The shaft L is again inserted in the aperture N, andthe spring-pin 0 is passed through the apertures Z ri, thereby connecting scid shaft L with the gudgeon B, und es -the brackets are no longer under thelcreamchamber, it will he seen that the latter'willhave n corresponding rotation with the crank, M, as shown in iig. 3.

It will be seen that the different members of my churn can be detached in L few minutes, so as to permit of the implement `being thorbughly cleaned, and the chamber A can rbe lifted from its bearing C C without unscrewing or disconnecting any of' the Working parts.-v

I claim herein as new, and of my invention- The amngemont, substantially as described, of thc cream-chamber A, bearings B B G-C, removable 'frame H, with its shaft I c and flashers J, crank-shaft; L Z Z M, apertuyes N n, and swinging breckcts R R', o1'

devices substzmtilly equivalent, for the purpose set forth.

In testimony of which invention, I hereunto seb my hand.

CHARLES E. ZIMMERHAN. Witnesses:

GEO. H. KNIGHT, JAMES H. LAY'MgiN. 

